diff --git a/cloud/aws/deploytf/.nitric/modules/service/main.tf b/cloud/aws/deploytf/.nitric/modules/service/main.tf
index 821f79804..bed0cacd7 100644
--- a/cloud/aws/deploytf/.nitric/modules/service/main.tf
+++ b/cloud/aws/deploytf/.nitric/modules/service/main.tf
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ terraform {
 # Create an ECR repository
 resource "aws_ecr_repository" "repo" {
   name = var.service_name
+  force_delete = true
 }
 
 data "aws_ecr_authorization_token" "ecr_auth" {